Orthotists

Orthotists

An orthotist is a healthcare professional who is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and specializes in providing external engineering solutions for patients with neurological, muscular, and skeletal pathologies. They work in various settings, including hospitals and rehabilitation centers, and are responsible for designing and fitting orthotic devices to help patients improve their mobility and quality of life.From: The emergence of telehealth in orthotic services across the United Kingdom [2023]

Prosthetic and orthotic devices

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Published in Alex Mihailidis, Roger Smith, Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023

Joel Kempfer, Renee Lewis, Goeran Fiedler, Barbara Silver-Thorn

A physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, or orthopedics may initiate orthotic treatment in consultation with a physical therapist, occupational therapist, and orthotist. This coordinated care to evaluate, prescribe, implement, and train a patient in the utilization of an orthosis may be achieved in either an inpatient or outpatient setting.

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Published in Assistive Technology, 2023

Nicola Eddison, Aoife Healy, Sian Calvert, Nachiappan Chockalingam

Avoiding unnecessary in-person patient evaluations became essential (Hollander and carr, 2020; Smith et al., 2020; Uscher-Pines et al., 2016). As with all National Health Service (NHS) out-patient services, orthotic services were tasked with adapting to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and asked to adopt new ways of delivering clinical care. Orthotists are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and are responsible for providing external engineering solutions for patients with neurological, muscular and skeletal pathologies, working in a variety of settings including hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

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